A book binding, containing a combination notebook, compass, mirror, sundial and a portrait miniature
Of oblong section, the hinged covers with silver overlay on a gold ground pierced with monkeys, squirrels and…
A finely engraved beaker from Franeker
A trumpet shaped engraved silver beaker, the slightly spreading base with reeded and corded rims, the upper part of the body engraved with three medallions. The medallions are engraved with The Last Supper, Christ with the Samaritan and an angel embracing a child. The last is derived from a depiction of Herman Hugo’s Pia desideria. The engravings in the book are by Boetius Adams Bolswert.
The bottom rim has an engraved text:
*NAECHTMAELS + BEEKER + TOT + OESTERBIERVM * (Communion cup of Oosterbierum)
Oosterbierum is located north of Franeker. The Reformed Church with Saint George on the spire still stands here.
The name ‘Breedelbane’ is engraved on the base. This engraving refers to the Earl of Breadelbane, a great art collector who owned almost half the land of Scotland in the 19th century.
Provenance
The Earl of Breadelbane, 19th century;
Private collection, The Netherlands
